DUSTON-DUSTIN OFFICERS Family Association Garrison House Association President: John E. Dustin Diane Dustin Itasaka 40 Old Brook Road 15 So. Central Street Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Bradford, MA 01835 Email: jdustin2@aol.com Tel. (508) 842-7920 Vice President: Cedric H. Dustin, Jr. Richard Dustin 40 Logging Hill Road 313 Gulf Street

Bow, NH 03304 Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Tel. (603) 225-3960

Secretary: David A. Dustin Mary Dustin 469 Dustin Road 3 Blanchard Ave Contoocook, NH 03229 Everett, MA 02149 Email: dustin469@tds.net Tel. (603) 746-2669 Treasurer: Peter G. Dustin 108 School House Lane

Ardmore, PA 19003 Email: pdustin1@yahoo.com Tel. (610) 649-6117

Directors: Diane Dustin Itasaka Richard Dustin John E. Dustin Cedric H. Dustin, Jr.

Stephen Dustin Robert Dustin Sharon Desisto Jennifer Emerson

Tom Spitalere Genealogist: Craig Richardson 4 Crockett Lane Amherst, NH 03031 Email: craig.richardson @yahoo.com or learn2see@yahoo.com Tel. (603) 673-7299

THE DUSTON-DUSTIN FAMILY ASSOCIATION

presents the

114th ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION Saturday, August 11, 2018

THE BUTTONWOODS 240 Water Street

Haverhill, Massachusetts Phone: 978-374-4626

Directions: From Route 495 North or South, take Exit 49 and head east 3 miles, following the Visitor Center signs through downtown Haverhill to the Haverhill Historical Society. From Route 95 North or South, take Exit 54, and follow Route 133 to Route 97 to the Haverhill Historical Society.

AGENDA 9:00 AM COFFEE HOUR 10:00 AM BUSINESS MEETING 11:00 AM PROGRAM Skip Webb: “The Life Of Benjamin James and the James House,

Hampton, New Hampshire” 12:30 PM LUNCH Bring your lunch and picnic at the museum.

There will be a trip to the Garrison House after lunch.

THE SPEAKER Our featured speaker this year will be Skip Webb, president of the James House Association, Inc. Appearing in 18th Century period dress, Skip will discuss the life of Benjamin James from his life as a weaver in Newbury, Massachusetts, his 1702 marriage to Suzannah Smith, and his purchase of the James House Property in Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1705. He will describe Benjamin James’s construction of the James House in 1723, its surrounding property, and detail what farm life in the homestead was like in the middle 1700s. And he will discuss why the homestead is considered an architectural gem worth preservation and why it has been designated a National Historic site.

He will also review some of the outstanding accomplishments of the James family during the seven generations it occupied the historic homestead. Join us in welcoming Skip to our 114th Annual Duston-Dustin Family Reunion.

FAMILY RESOURCES The following printed material is available. The nine booklets detailing the first 12 generations of the Duston-Dustin Family “plus Additions and Corrections,” is $40.00 per set, or specific single copies at $5.00 each. Full set postage is $7.00. A booklet relating “The Story of Hannah Duston” costs $2.50 and another entitled “Heroine of the 1697 Massacre at Boscawen, N.H.” costs $3.00. Booklet postage is $1.50 each; $2.00 if both sent together.

MEMORABILIA The Association offers three 2¼-inch square souvenir magnets: The Garrison House, the Statue in Haverhill, and the Statue at Boscawen. Each is $2.50 plus $2.00 for postage and handling. Hannah Duston mugs will be available at the annual meeting only at a cost of $5.00 each.

MEMBERSHIP & RENEWALS If you are not a Life Member, this is the anniversary of your membership in the Duston-Dustin Family Association! More than an ordinary “membership,” it reflects your support and pride in a unique family heritage pre-dating American independence. Despite cost pressures, the annual membership fee continues to be only $15. This barely covers annual operating costs, not including volunteer officer duties. Thus, we will be compelled to drop from future mailing lists those not paying their annual dues. (Canadian or overseas relatives kindly send U.S. funds.) ---------------------------------------------- cut here ------------------------------------------------ Please complete the information below and send check made payable to:

Duston-Dustin Family Association c/o David A. Dustin, Secretary

469 Dustin Road Contoocook, NH 03229

! Enclosing 2018 dues check: Annual $15 ☐ Life (new) $100 ☐☐ Yes, I want to help preserve Hannah’s house! I am enclosing a

separate check payable to the Duston-Dustin Garrison House Association, Inc.

Name: _____________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ City/State/Zip/Country: ______________________________________ Email address: ______________________________________________ _____ Number of persons planning to attend the 2018 reunion.

☐ I / we regret we cannot attend this year.

☐ Send email notice of annual dues payment instead of card.

☐ I can volunteer some time to one of the Associations!

PLEASE HELP OUR GARRISON HOUSE! Through the caring efforts of generations of their descendants, the 1697 hearth and home of Hannah and Thomas Duston continues to stand in humble glory as part of the Haverhill, Massachusetts, community. After 321 years, this is a most remarkable achievement!

However, the brick Duston-Dustin Garrison House – listed on the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s National Register of Historic Places – is entirely dependent on your love and that of a few others who may cross its well-worn threshold. To increase awareness of this cherished historic landmark, and to take full advantage of local resources, the Trustees of the Duston-Dustin Garrison House Assoc-iation, Inc. (DDGHA) joined the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. In the effort to raise funds, the Garrison House is opened for viewing, sometimes with the benefit of the presence of Jennifer Emerson (right), a Hannah Duston descendant and re-enactor, and a DDGHA trustee. Garrison House visitation is limited to about 15 seasonal weekend days a year, plus a few other specially announced events. To

increase public awareness by engaging digitally-savvy people in this age of social media, a Facebook page has also been created (“Duston-Dustin Garrison House”) and is proving helpful and popular. It is ably administered by DDGHA President Diane Dustin Itasaka. An independent non-profit corporation as recognized by the Common-wealth of Massachusetts and registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) corporation, the DDGHA is almost completely dependent on annual donations it receives via the limited weekend openings hosted by Diane and other volunteers, including Jennifer as “Goodwife Duston.” Despite all its efforts the DDGHA con-tinues to edge alarmingly close to an inability to meet the property’s current annual costs of about $5,000, which includes taxes, insurance, utilities, and upkeep. No funds are received from outside sources such as municipal or state agency programs. To help the Duston-Dustin Family Association fulfill its respon-sibility to preserve family relics and landmarks, the Executive Committee is requesting that – in addition to your DDFA membership – by separate check you consider regularly including a sustaining donation payable to the Duston-Dustin Garrison House Association, Inc. The DDFA will process such donations since our treasurer serves as the acting treasurer of the DDGHA. Kindly mail Garrison House checks either to:

David A. Dustin, DDFA Secretary 469 Dustin Road, Contoocook, NH 03229; or Peter G. Dustin, DDGHA Treasurer 108 School House Lane, Ardmore, PA 19003.

Thank you!